Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, on Sunday in Cairo during the latter’s three-day visit to Egypt. The spokesperson added that the meeting witnessed an exchange of views on mechanisms for advancing joint Arab and African action, with a discussion of developments on a number of regional issues, especially Sudan, Libya, Syria and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). He confirmed that he held intensive and constructive discussions with President Ghazouani, during which we dealt with various bilateral, regional and international issues. The two presidents also agreed to strengthen cooperation in the African arena. He pointed out that they discussed developments in the situation in Sudan, and we stressed the importance of an immediate and sustainable cessation of fire, preserving Sudanese national institutions, preventing them from collapsing and intensifying efforts to provide urgent humanitarian and relief aid to alleviate the suffering of those affected.
